Carlos Kleiber Archive

Dvořák composed his piano concerto from late August through 14 September 1876. While working on the concerto, Dvořák himself realized that he had not created a virtuosic piece in which the piano does battle with …

The waltzes of Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804-1849) evoked the air of the Viennese countryside, beer gardens and new white wine (Heurigen). Those of his eldest son, Johann, Jr., at first had the same rhythmic vitality …

While he chose to conduct rarely, Carlos Kleiber was one phenomenal conductor, and perhaps the finest during the past 100 years. Carlos was the son of the great German conductor Erich Kleiber, and Carlos – because …

I have two treasures for you today: First is the music of Mozart! And second is my favorite conductor, the late Carlos Kleiber, who directs the performance in a recording below. Mozart was on his …

Performing the music of Johann Strauss requires a knowledgeable conductor. You often hear it done in a heavy “Germanic” way with an elephant-like “Umpah” accompaniment. Yet the way to get it right is to learn …